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Please be sure to mention the version of Office you are using when you send your question.
I answer all e-mails that I receive via this form, as long as they are polite :)
Since disabling comments on this site, I'm actually hearing from more of you with questions ... so, as it seems people prefer to email rather than comment, I'm going to leave comments disabled. As always, you can ask me any Office-related questions you have. If the question is outside of my expertise, I'll try to direct you to where you can get an answer.
Follow-up from today's PowerPoint webcast
Hi, everyone! Thanks to everybody who took time today to attend my Course Technology webcast on PowerPoint 2007.
As promised, following are a bunch of additional resources that I believe will address a lot of the outstanding questions. As mentioned during the session - if you don't find information here that answers your questions, don't hesitate to click the contact link at the bottom of the page and shoot me an email. I'm just a bit hectic this week - so please give me a couple of days to reply.
Meanwhile ... here goes:
If you missed anything we looked at today - the presentation was recorded and will be posted on the Thomson Course Technology web site, where you'll be able to watch it again on demand. Go to www.course.com/office for information on Course Technology Office 2007 offerings; or go to www.course.com/events for information about webcasts. If you missed my Word 2007 and Excel 2007 instructor's webcasts for Course Technology, you can also find recorded versions of those on course.com.
Getting up to speed on the new interface and the new release in general:
Command reference guides for:
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Or, download the free Get Started tabs for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to have access to the Command reference guides and other help resources right from the Ribbon in the applicable program.
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Check out help articles, free online training courses, templates, free trial downloads of all Office 2007 products, and more from Office Online: office.microsoft.com
Using the new file formats:
- For the excellent paper I mentioned written by a member of the Office product team (about working with the new file formats across multiple versions) ... click here
- Compatibility Pack download page
- Basic intro to the new file formats and overview of new file extensions
For a chart of the differences between the 2007 release editions (such as Professional and Ultimate), click here
Additionally ... check out my Links page (available from the navigation pane at left) for some of my favorite Office 2007 resources - including blogs from members of the Office 2007 product team.
And, to learn more about my new book for the Office 2007 release - Advanced Microsoft Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out ... click the my books link at left or click here.
- For those who would like advanced information on working with the new file formats ... including how to 'break into' the XML behind your files and how to use XML to customize the Ribbon ... in addition to my webcasts for Course Technology, I also give webcasts frequently for Microsoft. I've recently completed a series of webcasts on working with both Office Open XML and VBA in the 2007 release. You can view those webcasts on demand. You can also find a great deal of coverage on those topics in my new book for the 2007 release, mentioned earlier.
2007 customization webcast series (if you're new to Office Open XML - definitely watch session 1 before session 3):
1 - Open XML basics webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Breaking Into Your Office Open XML Format Documents (Level 300)
2 - VBA basics webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Every Day Is Easier Than You Think
3 - Customizing the Ribbon with Open XML webcast: Advanced Tips & Tricks: Customizing the Ribbon Using Office Open XML (Level 300)
...I'm also writing a series of courses for Office Online Training on working with the XML behind your 2007 release files ... the first of those will be posted soon - so check back here for more info.
... Finally - if you'd like to see more of what's new across Office for advanced document production - join me next week for a Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks webcast. The session is free and available to anyone. Click here to learn more.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
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